7Kusel
Kusel, Germany: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 7 out of 10 Low crime
7/10 in Germany · 8/10 in the world
Compared with 400 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 8,945 per 100,000 people (2025)
Crime by type, as recorded by Bundeskriminalamt (PKS) (2025)
| Type | Count | Per 100,000 a year | All places this source covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | |||
| Murder, manslaughter and killing on request | 3 | 4.3 | 2.9 |
| PKS cases: attempts are included. | |||
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape and sexual assault, especially serious cases | 13 | 18.7 | 17 |
| PKS key 111000: only the especially serious cases (sections 177 and 178 of the Criminal Code), not all sexual offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Dangerous and serious assault | 84 | 121.2 | 185.2 |
| Common assault | 281 | 405.3 | 516.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery, including robbery of drivers | 10 | 14.4 | 47.9 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft, all kinds | 697 | 1,005.3 | 2,155.7 |
| Drugs | |||
| Drug offences | 87 | 125.5 | 192.2 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Criminal damage | 344 | 496.1 | 649.7 |
Source: Bundeskriminalamt (PKS), updated 28 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 3 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 13 |
| Violence | 365 |
| Robbery | 10 |
| Theft and burglary | 697 |
| Drugs | 87 |
| Damage and public order | 344 |
Questions about crime in Kusel
- Is Kusel safe?
- Kusel: Safety 7 out of 10 (Low crime). Compared with 400 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
- What is the crime rate in Kusel?
- Kusel: Weighted crime: 8,945 per 100,000 people (2025).
- How many murders are there in Kusel?
- Recorded homicides in Kusel (2025): 3.
Living
7/10 Living 7 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 7.4 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 7/10
- Transport: 7/10
- Health: 8/10
- Supermarkets: 8/10
Nearest places
- School: Realschule Plus 1.5 km
- School: Grundschule Rammelsbach 1.6 km
- School: Realschule Plus 1.6 km
- Bus stop: Mühlbach Bangart 90 m
- Bus stop: Mühlbach Bangart 90 m
- Bus stop: Mühlbach Abzw Moorstr. 320 m
- Railway station: Altenglan 1.2 km
- Doctor or clinic: Frau Dr. (CS) Elena Lenart-Narh 1.4 km
- A&E: Westpfalz-Klinikum Standort Kusel 6.3 km
- Supermarket: Penny 1.3 km
- Supermarket: Edeka Eckstein 1.4 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Kaiserslautern (Landkreis) 7/10
- Birkenfeld 4/10
- Kaiserslautern 1/10
- Zweibrücken 3/10
- Bad Kreuznach 6/10
- Donnersbergkreis 6/10
- Pirmasens 2/10
- Südwestpfalz 10/10
